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He was determined not to be the first ____it.
A. say B. saying C. to say D. says
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It was Tom's first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey on London's Underground Railway. Against __1__ advice of his friends, he was deter-mined to travel alone.
He __2__ the station shortly after five o'clock in the afternoon. This is a bad time to __3__ in London, because crowds of people go home from work __4__ this hour. He had to join a long queue of people who were waiting for tickets. When at last his __5__ came, he had some difficulty in making himself __6__ by the man selling tickets. However, he got the right ticket __7__ the end and, by asking people the __8__, he also found the right platform. It was packed tight with people. He did not __9__ to get on the first train, but he was __10__ to move nearer to the edge of the platform so as to be in a better __11__ to get on the next one. When this train came in, Tom was __12__ forward on to the train by the push of people from behind. The doors closed and the train __13__ off. He was unable to see the names of the stations where the train __14__,but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth __15__ along the line. When the train reached the sixth station, Tom __16__ off, feeling glad that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly __17__ that he had come to a station he never heard of. He explained his difficulty __18__ a man who was standing on the platform. With a __19__ on his face, the man __20__ Tom that he had caught a train going in the opposite direction.
I told my friend Graham that I often cycle two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route．He replied,“You mean fortunately．”He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided．
My attitude to the hill has now changed．I used to grumble as I approached it but now I tell myself the following．This hill will exercise my heart and lungs．It will help me to lose weight and get fit．It will mean that I live longer．This hill is my friend．Finally I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I call get the same value for free．I have a smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill．
Problems are there to be faced and overcome．We cannot achieve anything with an easy life．Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university degree．Her activism and writing proved inspirational．She wrote，“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet．Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened，vision cleared，ambition inspired and success achieved.”
One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity(逆境)．From time to time we all face hardships，problems．accidents、afflictions and difficulties．Some are of our making but many confront us through no fault of our own．While we cannot choose the adversity we can choose our attitude towards it．
Douglas Bader was 21 when in 193l he had both legs cut off following a flying accident．He was deter-mined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans．He was an inspiration to others during the war．He said,“Don't listen to any-one who tells you that you can’t do this or that．That's nonsense．Make up your mind，you'll never use crutches(拐杖)or a stick，then have a go at everything．Go to school，join in all the games you can．Go anywhere you want to．But never，never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”
The biographies（传记）of great people are full of examples of how they took steps to overcome the difficulties they faced．The common thread is that they did not become depressed．They chose their attitude．They chose to be positive．They took on the challenge．They won．
Nevertheless．there is still the problem of how you change your attitude towards adversity．
1. Which of the following is true according to the author of the passage?
A．Climbing hills on bicycles is the best way to take exercise．
B．People are silly to pay to go to the gym．
C．Those who want to achieve success can't expect to live all easy lire．
D．People's attitude towards adversity is the only factor that determines whether they will succeed．
2．By quoting what Douglas Bader said，the author intends to tell us“___________．”
A．Failure is the mother of Success．
B．A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit．
C．If you venture nothing，you will have nothing．
D．Nothing is difficult to the man who will try．
3．Following this passage，the author will further talk about___________．
A．how his friend helped him to change his attitude towards the adversity he faced
B．what steps to take to change your attitude towards the adversity you face
C．what great people have in common
D．why it is important to keep optimistic in face of adversity
4．Which of the following can best function as the title of the passage?
A．Face adversity with a smile B．Different attitudes towards adversity
C．Nothing is impossible D．Life is full of adversity
（四川省绵阳中学2010届高三高考模拟训练D篇）
Problems are there to be faced and overcome．We cannot achieve anything with an easy life．Helen Keller was thefirst deaf and blind person to gain a university degree．Her activism and writing proved inspirational．She wrote，“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet．Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened，vision cleared，ambition inspired and success achieved.”
53. Which of the following is true according to the author of the passage?
54．By quoting what Douglas Bader said，the author intends to tell us“ ．”
55．Following this passage，the author will further talk about ．
56．Which of the following can best function as the title of the passage?
1.Which of the following is true according to the author of the passage?
2.By quoting what Douglas Bader said，the author intends to tell us“ ．”
3.Following this passage，the author will further talk about ．
4.Which of the following can best function as the title of the passage?
